Red-wattled
Lapwing

Red-wattled Lapwing

The Red-wattled Lapwing is a long legged bird with light brown body, red fleshy wattle in front of each eye. The beak is red, with black point. Seen singly or in pairs on ground or sometimes distributed in more numbers in open areas, edge of ponds & tanks. Can fly well, but prefers to be on ground. Diet mainly includes Insects, grubs, mollusks.

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Regional Names

• Assamese:
  বালিঘোৰা
• Bengali:
  হটটিটি
• Gujarati:
  ટીટોડી
• Hindi:
  टिटहरी
• Kannada:
  ಕೆಂ ಟಿಟ್ಟಿಭ
• Malayalam:
  ചെങ്കണ്ണി തിത്തിരി
• Marathi:
  टिटवी, ताम्रमुखी टिटवी
• Nepali:
  हुटिट्याउँ
• Oriya:
  ତିତିରି
• Sanskrit:
  ताम्रमुखी टिट्टिभ
• Tamil:
  சிவப்பு மூக்கு ஆள்காட்டி

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